CAS Number: 79-06-1. An amide that is derived from acrylic acid, that polymerizes easily, and is used in the manufacture of synthetic textile fibers. Chemical formula = C3H5NO. Molecular weight = 71.08 g/mol. Learn More...
a white crystalline amide of propenoic acid can damage the nervous system and is carcinogenic in laboratory animals; "they claimed that acrylamide is produced when certain carbohydrates are baked or fried at high temperatures"
Odourless, soluble substance used in paper-making, fabrics and dyes. A probable carcinogen found in small quantities of food, particularly starch-based foods that over-heated during when cooking.
Used to make polyacrylamide gels for separation of macromolecules by electrophoresis. Polyacrylamide gels are produced by polymerization of acrylamide into linear chains and cross-linking the acrylamide chains with bis-acrylamide (N,N'-methylene-bis-acrylamide). Polymerization is initiated by adding ammonium persulfate and the reaction is accelerated by TEMED (N,N,N',N'-tetramethylethylenediamine) which catalyzes the formation of free radicals from ammonium persulfate. Acrylamide gels are generally poured between glass plates because oxygen inhibits the polymerization because oxygen radicals formed can interact with acrylamide and terminate chain elongation.
Acrylamide is polymerized to create the gel matrix in this technique. The chemical formula for acrylamide is CH2CHCONH2. In its unpolymerized form, acrylamide is a neurotoxin, and should be handled with care.
The chemical compound acrylamide (acrylic amide) has the chemical formula C3H5NO. Its IUPAC name is 2-propenamide. It is a white odourless crystalline solid, soluble in water, ethanol, ether and chloroform.